Strong Collection (page 4)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

Foxhound
A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, great energy, and, like all scent hounds, a keen sense of smell. Artist: Cecil Aldin Date: circa 1910

English gentleman flirting with the Fair Limonadiere
Young English gentleman flirting with the Fair Limonadiere in the Cafe de Mille Colonnes, Palais Royal, Paris. Waiters bringing hot chocolate to fashionable ladies, soldiers and officers

Lady sitting on a natural seat beneath a rock cliff
Lady photographed sitting on a natural seat beneath a rock cliff - British seaside - shaded by the strong summer midday sun and a large wide-brimmed hat! Date: circa 1930s

London Hippodrome posters revealed after air raid
Posters for the London Hippodrome revealed after a bomb blast stripped away hoardings in October 1940. The poster dates from 1900 and in the centre is one for Miss Mary Arnotis

Newest turns at the London Hippodrome 1900
Newest turns at the London Hippodrome in October 1900 - Eugene Sandow, the famous strong man, Ghezzi the clown, the Sisters O Meers, the clever wire artists and M. Batty and his famous bear

An extraordinary motoring turn at the London Hippodrome
Strongman Herr George Lettl between two 8 1/2 h.p. cars at the London Hippodrome. The cars both started off at top speed in opposite directions and by sheer strength

Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome
Eugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes and deed boxes
Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes, deed boxes and cash boxes. 1854

Strongwoman Mademoiselle Arniotis 1893
Famous French strongwoman Mademoiselle Arniotis. The accompanying article reports on an interview in which Arniotis claims her strength was something she was born with

Ratner patent anti-blowpipe safe, A Type, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s

Photographs of sub-standard safes -- Not Ratner. Showing safes which were too easy to break into, or were not fireproof, compared with the superior quality of Ratner safes. Date: circa 1920s

Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep, written by E T Paull and E Braham. 1905

Lavatory doors, Liverpool Abattoir, Stanley Street, Liverpool, constructed from standard Plymax type M flush doors. Date: 1936

Shower partitions at public baths, Moston, Manchester
Shower partitions at public baths, Moston Baths, Manchester, constructed in double-sided galvanised steel Plymax with sealed edges. Date: 1936

Bath partitions at Downham School, Harlow, Essex, constructed from Plymax standard lavatory design for slipper bath cubicles. Date: 1936

Lavatories in a telephone exchange, City of London
Lavatories in a a telephone exchange, Faraday House, Queen Victoria Street, London EC4, constructed from Plymax standard lavatories type C with special marble finish. Date: 1936

Lavatories in a department store, using Plymax plywood
Lavatories in a department store, constructed from Plymax standard lavatories type C, with Venesta plywood type A flush doors. Date: 1936

Lavatories at Downham School, Harlow, Essex, constructed from Plymax standard lavatory compartments type B. Date: 1936

Dressing cubicles at public baths, Sittingbourne, Kent
Dressing cubicles at public swimming baths, Sittingbourne, Kent, constructed in double-sided galvanised steel Plymax. Date: 1936

Holding up the pillar
Three men and two small children pretend to be supporting the weight of a rather precariously leaning pillar - part of quite a grand countryside entrance way. Date: late 1930s

Two women doing building work, Vienna, Austria
Two women doing building work, mixing cement, in a suburb of Vienna, Austria. Date: 1922

Advertisement, H O Strong, Guards for Circular Saws
Advertisement, H O Strong & Co, Norfolk Works, Bristol - Guards for Circular Saws. 19th century

Boadicea Haranguing the Britons
Boadicea (Boudica, Queen of the Iceni) Haranguing the Britons. circa AD 60

Statue of a Roman gladiator. late 19th century

Georg Strangelimcier-Rasso, the strongest man on earth, holding up a man on a bicycle with one arm. circa 1898

Johannes Treu, the worlds strongest tooth-athlete
Power achievement of the Russian Johannes Treu, claimed to be the worlds strongest tooth-athlete. circa 1898

Womens tug of war team training in Battersea Park
A womens tug-of-war team preparing to " take the strain" while training in Battersea Park, wearing sturdy boots and practical clothes. 1928

Harold Whitey Packman, deep sea diver, Santa Catalina, USA
Harold Whitey Packman, deep sea diver, Santa Catalina Island, USA, Date: circa 1926

Ranulf Flambards escape from The Tower of London
The escape of Bishop Ranulf Flambard (circa 1060-1128) from The Tower of London (he had been imprisoned by William Rufus successor Henry I of England)

Wringing Rock Date: 1950

Thomas Banks Strong - Bishop of Oxford
Date: 1937

Advert for Chancery Lane Safe Deposit 1887
Chancery Lane safe deposit is to provide for the use of the public an absolutely secure but inexpensive depositoryfor titile deeds, jewellery

Entertainer
London characters : the STREET ENTERTAINER works hard for his living, for theres plenty of competition on the pavements from rival acrobats, jugglers, escape artists and strong men. Date: circa 1870

LONDON OYSTER SELLER
A street oyster-seller offers his wares at sixpence a dozen - and observes that they are going strong ! Date: 1896

RE-TAKING / VENTADOUR
The surrender and re-taking of the strong castle of Ventadour Date: 1390

APHRODITE IN CHARIOT
Aphrodite travels in her chariot, drawn by two very strong doves, while Cupid holds the reins : Flora sprinkles the way with flowers, and a hare follows

The hands of sailmaker William Leitch, in his sail loft
The calloused working hands of sailmaker William Leitch, of East Loch Tarbert, Scotland. William is the third generation of sailmakers to work from the old sail loft in Tarbert on the West Coast of

Fishermen with nets, St Abb s
Four strong young fishermen haul fishing nets ashore in the harbour at St Abbs, Scotland Date: 1990

Fisherman Eyemouth
a fisherman hauls his nets from his boat onto the quayside at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times Date: circa 1988

Irene Dineley - artists model
Striking signed portrait of the artists model Irene Dineley. Date: circa 1923

Shakespeare quotes illustrated - the language of her body
Shakespeare quotes illustrated: " Theres language in her eye, her cheek, her lip - nay, her foot speaks" (" And this is the woman I have married" )

Bhutia man with long pigtail - Darjeeling
A Bhutia man with long pigtail. The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak a Tibetan dialect. Their ancestors migrated from Tibet to Sikkim, Darjeeling

A Copper cops a Muddler in the mud - Salisbury Plain Date: 1916

Naples, Italy - View toward Vesuvius in strong moonlight Date: circa 1920s

Art Deco Decorative inserts (baskets) by Otto Lange (1879 19 December 1944) was a German Expressionist painter and graphic artist. Date: circa 1920s

Art Deco Motifs - Patterns, Ornamentation and borders Date: circa 1920s

Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh
Semiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time

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